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    CPRA

    CA Medical Board non-responsive to PRA request

    […] California. I have been trying to get a series of document from the Medical Board of California (and their parent the Department of Consumer Affairs) through public records requests. I think I've only received one document, and it wasn't the document I requested, and the document they sent had whole sections missing and a […]

    September 11, 2016

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC, Media Coalition Fight New Effort to Weaken CA Police Transparency Law

    […] transparency law in California—this time in Los Angeles County. The law (SB 1421), which went into effect on Jan. 1, requires a slew of formerly confidential police records be made available to the public, including those involving police shootings and accusations of police misconduct. FAC already successfully opposed one attempt by a police union […]

    January 19, 2019

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Private attorney costs to public agencies and attorney-client privilege

    […] appears to have been a violation of the Public Record Act to not disclose the amount of the retainer agreement.  See Cal. Government Code section 54957.5(a) ( records provided to a Board of Supervisors or other legislative body in preparation for a public meeting are public records that must be available to the public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC, joining info requests for Palin speech at UCS-Stanislaus, also requests speaking contract for Bill Clinton talk at UC Berkeley

    FAC---The First Amendment Coalition has filed a request under the Public Records Act for the speaking contract covering Sarah Palin's planned appearance at a fundraising event for CSU Stanislaus in June. FAC has also requested the speaking contract for Bill Clinton's appearance and speech at UC Berkeley in February. Arrangements for Palin's speech have […]

    April 8, 2010

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC & Reporters Committee file briefs in Apple v. Samsung secrecy appeal

    […] a secrecy ruling in the Apple v. Samsung patent infringement litigation. FAC is participating to defend the trial judge's ruling directing the unsealing of certain confidential financial records filed under seal by both Apple and Samsung. Also filed Monday: a media amicus brief prepared by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and […]

    October 17, 2012

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    Court Records

    Accessing Court Dispositions

    […] Of course, you will probably want to confirm with the clerk’s office just how far back its online system goes, since the system may only contain court records created after a certain date. Even if you cannot access these records online, you might ask the clerk’s office if you can get copies of portions […]

    May 10, 2019

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Pending Workman compensation claims

    […] Poway Unified School District v. Superior Court, 62 Cal. App. 4th 1496 (1998) (tort claim submitted to school district was a public record under the California Public Records Act and had to be disclosed even while claim was still "open," or pending). Conceivably, this might also apply if the claim involved a private employer […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Special District Compliance

    Which State Agency and/or which State Department oversees, enforce, and/or investigate Special District compliance with California Government Codes:  Mitigation Fees (Sections 66000), Brown Act and Public Records Act?

    June 14, 2009